Former Wildcat coach Mumme fired at New Mexico State

Posted: Tue 12:26 PM, Dec 02, 2008

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico State fired football coachHal Mumme on Tuesday, ending a four-year run in which the programoften ended up in the news for the wrong reasons. The Aggies lost seven straight games to end the season 3-9 and1-7 in the Western Athletic Conference. They lost 49-0 at home toBoise State and ended the year last weekend with a 47-2 defeat atUtah State. During Mumme's tenure, the university also paid $165,000 tosettle a 2006 lawsuit brought by three former Muslim players whoclaimed they were dismissed from the team because of theirreligious beliefs. Mumme had a 11-38 record as NMSU's head coach, but five of thosevictories were against teams from the Football ChampionshipSubdivision.

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